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The Dow Jones Industrials --- A Blue Chip Average No More
In addition to a well thought out investment plan, successful equity investing requires a feel for what is going on in the real world we refer to as "the market". To most investors, the DJIA provides all of the information they think they need, and they worship it mindlessly --- thinking it has mystical predictive and analytic powers far beyond the scope of any other market number. A cursory... (posted by sanserve 1 year 85 days ago.)
In addition to a well thought out investment plan, successful equity investing requires a feel for what is going on in the real world we refer to as "the market". To most investors, the DJIA provides all of the information they think they need, and they worship it mindlessly --- thinking it has mystical predictive and analytic powers far beyond the scope of any other market number. A cursory... (posted by sanserve 1 year 85 days ago.)
Retirement Income Investing
After forty years of investing, a few things become clear: you need to focus on quality securities, diversify properly, and develop a lifetime supply of income. The investment puzzle becomes easier to solve if you have a handle on all the pieces. But income portfolio management is a puzzle in its own right, and the major problem is focus --- income is king. Here's a collection of ten articles that will help you solve... (posted by sanserve 1 year 119 days ago.)
After forty years of investing, a few things become clear: you need to focus on quality securities, diversify properly, and develop a lifetime supply of income. The investment puzzle becomes easier to solve if you have a handle on all the pieces. But income portfolio management is a puzzle in its own right, and the major problem is focus --- income is king. Here's a collection of ten articles that will help you solve... (posted by sanserve 1 year 119 days ago.)
Need A GPS For Your Investment Portfolio?
"Hey 'Deep Pockets', what were you doing on October 19th, 1987", the Wall Street Jungle reporter asked? I was gritting my teeth, shaking more than just a little, palms sweaty but placing dozens of individual orders for the best NYSE, dividend-paying, companies --- at prices that nearly everyone thought would drop even further. Looking around the room, I seemed to be the only one in the office that was... (posted by sanserve 1 year 119 days ago.)
"Hey 'Deep Pockets', what were you doing on October 19th, 1987", the Wall Street Jungle reporter asked? I was gritting my teeth, shaking more than just a little, palms sweaty but placing dozens of individual orders for the best NYSE, dividend-paying, companies --- at prices that nearly everyone thought would drop even further. Looking around the room, I seemed to be the only one in the office that was... (posted by sanserve 1 year 119 days ago.)
Stock Selection - Tools and Rules
At least ten hands shoot into the air as the discussion turns to stock selection. The speaker smiles, responds to each, and observes: "You really need to know the depth of the water, its temperature, tides, and currents before you dive into the river --- and then, what kind of predators are in there?" Flying low over coastal South Carolina, I'm probably the only person on the plane who... (posted by sanserve 1 year 168 days ago.)
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At least ten hands shoot into the air as the discussion turns to stock selection. The speaker smiles, responds to each, and observes: "You really need to know the depth of the water, its temperature, tides, and currents before you dive into the river --- and then, what kind of predators are in there?" Flying low over coastal South Carolina, I'm probably the only person on the plane who... (posted by sanserve 1 year 168 days ago.)
Risk, The Essence Of Investing
Most investors incorrectly think of "risk" as the possibility that the market value of a financial asset might fall below the amount that he or she has invested in the asset. OMG, how could this be happening! Think about it. The harboring of these misconceptions (that lower market price = loss or bad and/or that higher market price = profit or good) is the greatest risk creator of all. It invariably causes inappropriate... (posted by sanserve 1 year 293 days ago.)
Most investors incorrectly think of "risk" as the possibility that the market value of a financial asset might fall below the amount that he or she has invested in the asset. OMG, how could this be happening! Think about it. The harboring of these misconceptions (that lower market price = loss or bad and/or that higher market price = profit or good) is the greatest risk creator of all. It invariably causes inappropriate... (posted by sanserve 1 year 293 days ago.)
More Jobs, Fewer and Lower Taxes – Applying The KISS* Principle
Over the past 30 years Federal Tax receipts (Corporate, Personal, Estate, Excise, Gift, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, et al) have averaged less than 20% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Read that again, and don't think for a minute that it's not a large number. But it's not nearly large enough to pay the bills, reduce the national debt, grow the economy, and come to the aid of all... (posted by sanserve 1 year 336 days ago.)
Over the past 30 years Federal Tax receipts (Corporate, Personal, Estate, Excise, Gift, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, et al) have averaged less than 20% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Read that again, and don't think for a minute that it's not a large number. But it's not nearly large enough to pay the bills, reduce the national debt, grow the economy, and come to the aid of all... (posted by sanserve 1 year 336 days ago.)
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